Album Title: Kawamura Plays Goldberg, (Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988) Goldbergvariationen, BWV 988 (Der englische Patient) Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Performer: Sachiko Kawamura (Piano)
Audio CD (October 14, 2014) Number of Discs: 1 Label: Claudio Records Copyright: (C) ℗ 2014 Claudio Records Total Length: 43:26 Genres: Classical, Music, Solo Instrumental Period: Baroque (1600-1750), Romantic |

1. Aria 2. Variation 1. a 1 Clav. 3. Variation 2. a 1 Clav. 4. Variation 3. Canone all'Unisuono a 1 Clav. 5. Variation 4. a 1 Clav. 6. Variation 5. a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 7. Variation 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. 8. Variation 7. a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 9. Variation 8. a 2 Clav. 10. Variation 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. 11. Variation 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav. 12. Variation 11. a 2 Clav. 13. Variation 12. Canone alla Quarta. a 1 Clav. 14. Variation 13. a 2 Clav. 15. Variation 14. a 2 Clav. 16. Variation 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav. 17. Variation 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav. 18. Variation 17. a 2 Clav. 19. Variation 18. Canone alla Sexta. a 1 Clav. 20. Variation 19. a 1 Clav. 21. Variation 20. a 2 Clav. 22. Variation 21. Canone alla Settima. a 1 Clav. 23. Variation 22. a 1 Clav. 24. Variation 23. a 2 Clav. 25. Variation 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav. 26. Variation 25. a 2 Clav. 27. Variation 26. a 2 Clav. 28. Variation 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. 29. Variation 28. a 2 Clav. 30. Variation 29. a 1 o vero 2 Clav. 31. Variation 30. Quodlibet. a 1 Clav. 32. Aria da capo |
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The sound of bells from La Campanella is ringing. Are you wandering in your dreams? Will the music from The Goldberg Variations & The Chaconne walk you back home to where your heart belongs? I sincerely wish you so from the bottom of my heart. Sachiko Kawamura
Goldberg Variations in G major BWV.988
First published in 1741, this work was originally given the title “an aria with diverse variations for the harpsichord with two manuals”. Today it has become known as the “Goldberg Variations” to commemorate the first performer for this work, Johann Gottlieb Goldberg. Goldberg was a young clavier player and served the Count Hermann Carl von Kaiserling, who was considered the Russian ambassador to the electoral court of Saxony in those days. The Count was often ill and suffered from insomnia. on one occasion during Bach’s presence, he mentioned that he would like to have some clavier pieces for Goldberg to play for him, pieces of such smooth and somewhat lively character which might cheer him up a little during his sleepless nights. The Count later referred to this work as “his own favorite variations” and was never tired of it.
The opening Aria, which serves as the core foundation for the set of 30 variation, can be found in “Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach”, which was written in 1725 and dedicated to Bach’s wife. The recurring Aria at the very end of the whole piece depicted the idea Bach had on life and eternity. Bach chose to write in variation form to achieve maximum freedom and flexibility from the compositional perspective. Each variation is built upon the same 32-note ground bass yet carefully and skillfully decorated melodically so that the lengthy work never appeared to be boring. This great work served as a model for the development of variation form until this day. Interestingly, this piece of work provided endless possibilities for interpretation and analysis to the extent that, one cannot determine which are based on Bach’s real intentions.



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